Péter Magyar

Two ministers in Viktor Orbán’s former far-right government suspected separately of misusing millions of euros of public funds and taking millions more in bribes have been detained, hours after Hungarian MPs voted to lift their immunity

Two former ministers who served under his rival Viktor Orban now face separate corruption probes

Budapest says the envoys had acted in ways incompatible with their status, but stresses the decision does not mean cutting ties with Russia

Balázs Orbán stepped down in June, accusing the new government of dismantling the organization — which had around 7,000 students and 300 staff

Overhauling the public media outlet was a key campaign promise by Magyar, a pro-European Union conservative

Twelve people were killed and dozens more injured when a Polish tourist bus veered off a Hungarian motorway and into a ditch

Hungarian authorities are sinking the two barges to raise water levels so Paks, which provides the country with more than a third of its electricity, can continue to operate normally

Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar on Thursday cast doubt on a deal struck by his predecessor that would see Russia’s state nuclear company Rosatom expand Hungary’s nuclear power capacity

Romania has shut down its only nuclear power station because of extremely low water levels in the Danube river caused by prolonged hot weather affecting much of Europe

New Prime Minister Peter Magyar controversially removed his predecessor

A hot and exceptionally dry summer has disrupted Europe's nuclear power plants, prompting governments to take extraordinary measures to keep energy supplies running

His mandate was cut short in 2011 following judicial reforms introduced by then Prime Minister Viktor Orban's Fidesz government

Austria sets heat record, Hungary cuts power use

The extreme weather has pushed temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) in several countries, prompting health warnings for millions of people

Cruise passengers in certain locations have had their vacations disrupted due to record-low water levels on high-traffic rivers in Europe — stranding vessels and switching up itineraries

Europe’s brutal heatwave has already sparked record-breaking temperatures, deadly wildfires and mass evacuations

Drought, extreme heat and disease are taking a heavy toll on sugar beet crops in Germany, with production in the south expected to fall by around a third from last year

Prolonged drought and extreme heat across Europe have also triggered an energy crisis

Hungarian prosecutors on Tuesday, July 21, raided the data servers of nationalist ex-leader Viktor Orban's Fidesz party as part of an investigation into alleged corruption

Chess grandmaster Judit Polgar declines gambit to ‘unite Hungary’

Péter Szijjártó's announcement last Wednesday that he would take the job at the world’s top electric carmaker prompted accusations of a conflict of interest and criticism over his role in facilitating substantial government subsidies to the company while in office

Hungarian President Tamás Sulyok has agreed to step down, signing an amendment to the country's constitution which will end his presidency at midnight on Sunday

Hungary's former foreign minister, Péter Szijjártó, has resigned from parliament to join Chinese electric automaker BYD

Orban’s Regime Fades Away As Hungarian President Is Ousted

Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s trip to Ankara for the NATO summit was always going to be a successful one

Nato leaders given Magnum revolvers by Erdogan

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As reported by Euronews, the Fidesz party has called for a demonstration on Thursday in support of Sulyok

The extreme weather has disrupted daily life across several countries, with infrastructure buckling under the relentless heat and emergency services struggling to meet rising demand

Dozens of firefighters, assisted by four aircraft, battled a wildfire burning pine forests on the tourist island of Vis in the Adriatic Sea, some 34 miles (55 km) southwest of Split

This Saturday marks Budapest's first official Pride march since longtime LGBTQ rights opponent Viktor Orbán left office as prime minister

The move had been blocked for years by former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who opposed Ukraine’s EU membership

In a fiery speech to parliament on Monday, Magyar announced a raft of economic, political and legal measures dubbed “Operation Cleansing Fire”

The document incorporated some of 55 proposed amendments and expanded criticism of developments inside Türkiye alongside longstanding concerns over democracy, judicial independence and human rights

Viktor Orban was ousted by PM Peter Magyar in an election in April after 16 years in power

At a meeting in Brussels, ambassadors from the 27 EU nations decided to officially open negotiations with Ukraine as well as with Moldova, which Russia has also tried to drag back into its orbit, on Monday in Luxembourg

Under Viktor Orban, the Roma community was kept at the very bottom of the social ladder

Hungary has lifted its veto preventing Ukraine from joining the European Union in a move that could be a huge blow to Russia

Martin discussed the priorities of the State’s EU presidency and conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East during a meeting with Péter Magyar on Thursday

After talks with Hungary's new prime minister, Peter Magyar, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz expects a positive reset in EU relations

Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar on Monday threatened to amend the country’s constitution to oust President Tamás Sulyok

Tech billionaires have shelled out hundreds of millions of dollars ahead of the 2 June primary election in California, in an unrivaled attempt to influence who gets to run the state that Silicon Valley calls home

Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar is meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels

Hungary President Signals He Won’t Resign in Challenge to Magyar

Mellower European populists have killed some Republicans’ dreams of a far-right alliance

The comments by the EU’s justice commissioner, Michael McGrath, come ahead of talks between Peter Magyar and Ursula von der Leyen aimed at securing the release of €17 billion in EU funds that were frozen due to concerns over corruption and shortcomings in the rule of law

Magyar arrived in Brussels on Thursday to negotiate the release of EU funds that were frozen under the previous government led by Viktor Orban

The confirmation on Wednesday evening follows several days of apparent hesitation from the EU executive about when — or even whether — the meeting would take place

Magyar arrived in Brussels on Thursday to negotiate the release of EU funds that were frozen under the previous government led by Viktor Orban

The confirmation on Wednesday evening follows several days of apparent hesitation from the EU executive about when — or even whether — the meeting would take place

He made the comments while hosting his Israeli counterpart, Benjamin Netanyahu, a longtime ally and the subject of an ICC arrest warrant, in Budapest

The money had been withheld over Budapest’s breaches of EU law under Viktor Orbán, who had governed the country for 16 consecutive years until losing last month’s general election

Magyar defeated Orbán in April’s election and notably chose Warsaw as the destination for his first international trip as prime minister, which aims to rebuild regional alliances

But Magyar, who ended nationalist Orban's 16-year rule at elections last month, is hoping that Poland will again look towards central Europe